National News for September 2017
- Senate Democrats Delete House-Backed Private Flood Insurance Policy Measure
- Canada’s Intact Financial Completes OneBeacon Acquisition; Vows to Grow Specialty Insurer
- Jetty Expands Renters Insurance Product Into 4 Additional States
- Half of U.S. Businesses Report Being Hacked
- Equifax Promises Improved Consumer Access to Credit Records
- Study Says Climate Change Could Lead to Rougher Roads
- House Passes Bill to Assure Private Policies Satisfy Flood Insurance Requirement
- Key Committee Senators Reach Deal on Autonomous Vehicle Bill
- Kmart Accused of Copyright Infringement Over Halloween Banana Costume
- Chubb: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma Losses to Top $1 Billion
- Lloyd’s Expects $4.5 Billion Hit from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma
- Despite Rise in Catastrophe Losses, Home Insurance Loss Costs Declined in Recent Years
- Willis Towers Watson Launches Active Shooter Program for Senior Living Facilities
- Lawsuit Claims J&J Knew of Asbestos in Talcum Powder in ’70s
- Workers’ Compensation Insurers Report Slow Growth: A.M. Best
- Mounting Catastrophe Claims Could Weaken Re/Insurers’ Capital Reserves: Fitch
- Trump Administration Argues U.S. Civil Rights Law Does Not Protect Gay Employees
- Robo Adviser Helps Drive Record Boost in AIG Investment Business
- U.S. Balks at China Cybersecurity Law, Fears It Will Hurt Global Trade
- Glatfelter Adds Workers’ Compensation Coverage to Program Business Offerings
- Senate GOP Gives Up on Latest Bid to Replace Obamacare
- Answer Financial Adds Rideshare Gap Coverage in 24 States
- Ironshore’s New Iron-Excess MGA Is Based on Iron-Starr Excess Agency Model
- S&P Says Latest Republican Health Plan’s Flexibility for States Comes at Cost to Economy
- SEC Hackers Took Advantage of Firms Using Authentic Data for Testing: Reuters Exclusive
- Trump Regulation Approach Likely to Stall Connected Vehicles
- Third ‘No’ Appears to Kill Latest Senate GOP Bid to Repeal Obamacare
- As Puerto Rico Struggles to Recover from Maria, Burst Dam Brings More Suffering
- CNA Names Dasher Underwriting VP for Small Business
- AIG Restructures Again; Commercial Lines CEO Schimek to Leave
- Oversight Panel Makes No Changes in Systemic Risk Tags on Insurers
- Legal Experts See Room for Deal in Equifax Data Breach Lawsuits
- Senate GOP Appears Short of Votes to Pass Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill
- Despite Indefensible Process, Senate Should Pass Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill: Viewpoint
- New Online Tool From Travelers Helps Contractors Spot Vibration Damage Potential
- Storm Watch Issued for North Carolina as Puerto Rico, Markets Weigh Maria’s Economic Costs
- How Home Values Track with High, Low Risk of Natural Hazards: ATTOM Data
- U.S. and EU Sign Covered Agreement on Insurance Regulation
- SEC Hacking Latest in Series of Government Agency Cyber Breaches
- General Star Names 4 to New Primary Casualty Specialist Team
- Drugs in Workplace a Danger to Workers and Drag on Productivity
- Generali Chief Underwriting Officer Sees His Job as Part Science, Part Art
- Employer Leadership in Disaster Recovery and the Power of Return-to-Work
- SEC Discloses It Was Hacked, Now Fears Hackers Used Data for Illicit Trading
- Insurance Industry Foundation Opens Charity Fund for Hurricane Irma Victims
- Zurich North America CEO Foley Leaving; Savio Named Successor
- East Coast Watching Effect of ‘Zombie’ Storm Jose on Maria’s Path
- In New Approach, Zenefits to Offer Benefits Software to Insurance Brokers
- States Need Better Protections for Insurance Consumers in Natural Disasters: Rutgers Report
- Allstate Would Consider Selling Private Flood Insurance If Federal Program Is Revamped
- Insurers Oppose Latest Republican Obamacare Repeal Effort
- Hurricane Maria Carves Path of Destruction Through Puerto Rico
- After the Storm: Insurance Agents E&O Lessons Learned
- Zebra Online Insurance Agency Gets $40M from Investors and New CEO from Kayak
- A.M. Best Warns on Hurricane Maria Impact on Caribbean/Puerto Rican Insurers
- Most Produce Farmers Hit by Recent Hurricanes Not Covered by Federal Crop Insurance
- Category 4 Hurricane Maria Barrels Into Puerto Rico
- FedEx Goes Cyber Insurance Shopping After Profit Takes Hit from Attack
- Travelers’ Cunningham Joins Liberty Mutual to Lead National Insurance Property
- Financially-Strapped Puerto Rico Faces Hurricane Maria After $1 Billion Hit by Irma
- Autonomous Vehicle Regulation Highlights Federal vs. State Divide
- Insurers Hope Insurtech Will ‘Nudge’ Customers to Less Risky Behaviors
- Markel Enhances Professional Liability Coverage for Hard-to-Place Law Firms
- Employers Expect Above-Average Rise in Cost of Employee Benefits in 2018: Mercer Survey
- Hurricanes to Usher in Short-Term Hard Market for Property Risks: Survey
- Hey Congress, Hurricanes and Health Care Have a Lot in Common: Bloomberg View
- Firms Hit by Harvey, Irma Hope Business Interruption Coverage Pays Off
- Trump Administration Now Open to Remaining in Paris Climate Accord Under Certain Conditions
- Berkley to Offer Per Project Primary Limits for Design Firms
- FTC, Congress, States Investigating Equifax Over Data Breach
- Google Faces Lawsuit Alleging Employment Bias Against Women
- Obama Coal Ash Waste Regulation Getting New Look by Trump EPA
- Driverless Vehicle Makers Get to Steer Own Safety Oversight
- Judge Allows Ex-AIG Leader Greenberg’s Defamation Claim Against Ex-AG Spitzer
- Green Cat Bonds Aren’t a Thing – Yet
- Small Businesses Can Manage, Cancel Own Policies with Next Insurance Portal
- Allianz Specialty Goes Live with ‘Insurtech’ for Small Business Brokers, Policyholders
- Some Banks Already Follow Consumer Bureau’s Softer Arbitration Policy
- Trucking Industry Backs Bills Easing Self-Driving Vehicle Regulation
- Fitch Expects Most Insurers, Reinsurers to Handle Losses from Both Harvey, Irma
- Parties Compromise to End Monkey Business Over Selfie Copyright
- Specialty MGAs Continue to be Popular Acquisition Targets
- New Construction Coverage From Liberty Mutual, Ironshore Targets Integrated Projects
- Chubb Names Capparelli as North America Global Casualty Executive VP
- QBE Group CEO Neal to Exit; Regan to Succeed Him in January
- Munich Re Embraces Driverless Future with Mobileye Fleet Product
- Tesla ‘Operational Limitations’ Cited for ‘Major Role’ in Crash by Safety Board
- JLT Re Packages Reinsurance Deal for Pay-Per-Mile Insurer Metromile
- SIS Wholesale Insurance Services Launches Online Inland Marine Program
- Travelers Insurance Expects Hurricane Harvey Losses Between $375M-$750M
- Family Says Tesla Car Did Not Kill Their Son But Regulator Says Tesla Shares Blame
- Trump Administration Revises Obama Self-Driving Vehicle Policy
- Supreme Court Could Decide Who Can Sue Equifax for Data Breach Liability
- How ‘Bermuda High’ Threw Irma and Damage Estimates Off Course
- Liberty Mutual’s Venture Capital Unit Backs Car-Sharing Startup
- Filing of Lawsuits Against Equifax Over Data Breach Is Underway
- Insurers Gain as Shifty, Weakened Irma May Not Be as Damaging as Feared
- Insurers Rush to Find, Deploy Adjusters for Harvey, Irma Claims
- National Flood Insurance Program Extended Until Dec. 8
- Irma Analysis: Insurer Financial Stress Unlikely If Early Loss Estimates Hold
- Is Equifax’s Cyber Insurance Enough to Cover Breach?
- Majority of Americans Don’t Trust Self-Driving Cars
- Hurricane Costs Become Talk of Monte Carlo’s Reinsurance Rendez-Vous
- Court Revives Whistleblower Claim Against Wells Fargo
- Chemical Fallout from Hurricane Irma Could Be Worse than Harvey’s
- Rethinking Freight Flood Risk Management After Hurricane Harvey
- Now May Be the Time for Homeowners to Buy a Dam
- Equifax Breach Exposed Credit Data of 143 Million U.S. Consumers
- HDI Launches Cyber Coverage for Manufacturing Companies
- Congress Eyes More FEMA Disaster Aid, Short-Term Flood Insurance Renewal
- Hurricane Irma Devastates Chain of Caribbean Islands, Now Setting Sights on Florida
- Risk Managers Cautious When It Comes to Use of Drones
- Former Chubb Executive Spiro Named CEO for The Hilb Group
- Why the Number of Coastal Homeowners with Flood Insurance Has Been Shrinking
- Securities Regulator Calls for Better Cyber Risk Disclosure to Investors
- House Unanimously Passes Bill to Ease Deployment of Self-Driving Cars
- Hub International’s Cohen to Add CEO Role in 2018
- AIG Names Nardello’s Fato as General Counsel, Succeeding Solmssen
- EY, Maersk and Microsoft Create Blockchain-Based Marine Insurance Platform
- Trump Cuts to Affordable Care Act’s Advertising Concern Law’s Supporters
- Wells Fargo’s Additional Fake Accounts Could Jeopardize $142M Settlement
- Everest Insurance Releases New Builders Risk Policy Forms
- On-Demand Cleaning Service Workers Are Employees, U.S. Labor Board Says
- Increasing Competition, Flat Exposures Put Drag on Surplus Lines: A.M. Best
- Pre-Monte Carlo Outlook: Reinsurance Rates to Drop Up to 7.5% Despite Harvey
- AGCS Expands Terrorism, Political Violence Coverage for U.S. Businesses
- XL Innovate Backs Construction Risk Management Platform Pillar
- Why Federal Flood Program Is Sinking Deeper Into Debt: CBO Report
- Southern U.S., Caribbean Islands Brace for Hurricane Irma
- Judge Throws Out Obama Rule Hiking Overtime Pay
- Chubb Broadens Cyber Enterprise Risk Management Products
- House to Vote Next Week on Bill to Speed Autonomous Vehicles
- Ford Working on Self-Driving Technology for Pizza Delivery to Larger Trucks
- As Harvey Winds Down, Hurricane Irma Waiting in Wings
- Judge Says Yahoo Must Face Data Breach Lawsuit
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